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163. Steven Spoonamore on The Thom Hartmann Program Live (11/18/2024) - 02:16:30 - 02:28:45
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 07:31 AM
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Steven Spoonamore on The Thom Hartmann Program Live (11/18/2024) - 02:16:30 - 02:28:45

The Steven Spoonamore interview starts at approx. 02:16:30 to 02:28:45. [link:https://www.youtube.com/live/5s4iCxtf_Js

https://www.youtube.com/@thomhartmann/videos - https://www.thomhartmann.com/

Stephen Spoonamore - Duty to Warn Letter - to VP Harris - Re: Election 2024 - Nov 15, 2024 - https://substack.com/home/post/p-151721941

https://freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/letter-to-vp-harris-111324.pdf
November 15, 2024
Honorable VP Kamala Harris
The White House
Office of the Vice President
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington DC 20500
Dear Madam Vice President.
This is my second Duty to Warn Letter regarding hacking of the 2024 Presidential Election. The first letter on November 7 was directed to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Officials. Both warnings are made per DNI Clapper’s 2015 directive to all agencies and contractors associated with intelligence and financial agency technologies to warn of suspicions of hacking.
Professionally I have worked as the CEO or CTO at seven high technology firms including two which specialized in hacking and counter-hacking operations. My clients have included numerous governments DoD, DHS, Dept. of State, F100 Financials and F500 Industrials.
I am a lifelong Republican who has long placed service and participatory democracy over party. In government, I have twice been invited to SoCom to give lectures on electronic warfare and techniques to find terrorist money laundering and gave a keynote speech of the National Counterintel Summit on this same topic. I served as an after-action reviewer of communications and data failures on 9/11 under the direction of Jim Woolsey and FDNY Commissioner Scopetta, and later co-wrote multiple hacking risk analysis of Smart Grid technologies for the Obama administration.
You should reverse your concession, call for both a full investigation of criminal activity and demand hand recounts in all seven swing states.
In my professional view there are multiple and extremely clear indications the Presidential vote was willfully compromised.
I wholly agree with the public letter of Duncan Buell, et. al. of Nov. 13th stating they believe there is a possibility of hacking and calling for hand-recounts.
https://freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/letter-to-vp-harris-111324.pdf
This letter’s clear call to action is commendable, but its cautious tone may belie the severity of what I believe has happened. In my view it is a near certainty the results have been changed at a scale which reversed the US Presidential Election. They imply there is a chance a hand-recount will show you won more votes. I am stating a hand recount will most likely show you did win. Both letters call on you to act.
In my view, a capable and skilled series of exploits, electronic tools and hacks were used to change the Presidential vote in all seven swing states. These activities have reversed the outcomes in at least Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. I will lay out the basics of the attack, starting with unusual elements within the results. I will then outline two processes which could have been followed to insert these false results into the system. Finally I will outline how I would recommend investigating.
Unusual elements within the results.
The results of the attack are improbable in the extreme and well tailored to the sole benefit of your opponent.
Approximately 600,000 votes are for Donald Trump but with no down ballot choices. These are either inserted “bullet ballots” for the Presidential race or manipulated data fields. They are surgically added to totals in limited jurisdictions and within only the seven swing States. This historically unprecedented set of numbers found in the 2024 swing states is absent in every other state. In AZ, MI, NC and WI the effect of these drop-off votes reverses the voters' will and even more improbably always pushes the winning margin beyond the mandatory recount numbers. It is a result too perfect for belief. It is a bespoke and programmed outcome. In other states including PA and NV, removing these strange and bespoke added votes, it appears Donald Trump may have won the cast votes but within a margin which would force recounts. The inserted votes raise his totals, to avoid any scrutiny during mandatory recount results which would have slowed his claim on the Presidency. In GA and FL the same pattern exists with unclear impact on the results.
This attack is not technically difficult. It is modest in scale. It would require:
Modest and common computer programming skills.
Access to 10-100 tabulators or to the handful of facilities programming them in advance.
A credible database of voter IDs of non-voters around which to create false ballots.
Perhaps as few as 1, but more likely 3-5 human program managers.
Access to eBollBook Data during the election to determine who had not voted.
(Possibly) Human access to some tabulators during counting.
If I was asked to lead this hack, I would expect to have a core team of 6-10 people, and operating costs under $10M with a timeline of 3-12 months.
The tell: A historically absurd number of Trump-only bullet ballots or undervote ballots.
There are always a handful of voters who cast a vote in one race which they care about, and do not make other selections on the ballot. These are called bullet ballots. In Presidential Races since 1980, these bullet ballots rarely account for more than 1% of the total votes including in Mr. Trump’s winning 2016 election and losing 2020 election, and when they do it warrants further investigation. In 2024 in the 43 non-swing states, bullet ballots make up a nominal >1%. In the seven swing states the numbers are so high to be unbelievable, unprecedented and demanding of further investigation. Here is analysis from totals as of late Nov. 12th
Here are the unprecedented results of drop-offs in the two western swing states:
AZ - 123K+ 7.2%+ of Trump’s total vote. Enough to reverse the outcome.
NV - 43K+ 5.5%+ of Trump’s total vote. Enough to exceed recount threshold.
It is my belief these two states have illegally added votes.
For comparison, examine Trump’s 2024 results in three states which border AZ and NV. They have equally passionate Trump supporters, but have the normal levels of drop off or bullet ballots.
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About Those Bullet Ballots [View all] gab13by13 Monday OP
While I would be fine with a hand count audit, your last sentence is incorrect. bearsfootball516 Monday #1
Yesterday NJCher Monday #2
Not down ballots, you mean bullet ballots. gab13by13 Monday #4
yes NJCher Monday #7
The heck is a bullet ballot? onetexan Tuesday #162
A bullet ballot is when the voter votes in only one election and not the rest of the ballot. TomSlick Tuesday #182
Thanks! onetexan Wednesday #203
didn't he have those numbers in his duty to warn letter? Native Monday #28
I also heard about ballots that voted for Trump and then straight Dems. Weird. OMGWTF Monday #33
Yes. Very improbable. Beck23 Tuesday #178
7% of a state's total is a lot more than 2. gab13by13 Monday #5
Yes it is bearsfootball516 Monday #8
I think what I read was it only happened at that high percentage in swing states Loupe Garoue Monday #15
Right - it is the statistical anomaly that is raising questions. RandomNumbers Monday #128
Except it didn't happen at a higher percentage in swing states. onenote Tuesday #160
I agree. And he answered his own question. Are people that stupid? Ray Bruns Monday #17
It happens a LOT, it is called undervoting. yellowdogintexas Monday #54
But not at a 5% and 7% rate. Beck23 Tuesday #179
Especially Trumpers JMCKUSICK Monday #87
Of course they exist. That's not the point. soldierant Monday #118
Only that's all BS soandso Monday #120
What is your background with software manipulation resulting in data errors? Forget it...... Hope22 Monday #124
I'm not into arguing soandso Monday #131
I listened to this on Thom's show. He said Kamala was the only one who could request a recount rainy Monday #3
Provide evidence of claims for your question Sympthsical Monday #6
These claims are made based on available statistics Loupe Garoue Monday #16
What available statistics? Wiz Imp Monday #102
how about you show your work NJCher Monday #19
A hand recount should be welcomed by all. rubbersole Monday #20
⬆⬆⬆THIS⬆⬆⬆ Think. Again. Monday #48
I agree JoeBydun Monday #64
I agree. Do the hand count!!! bikes and bunnies Monday #90
This post should be a thread of its own. Fiendish Thingy Monday #34
It is either true or it is not true Cirsium Monday #37
It's not true. onenote Monday #70
Thanks Cirsium Monday #108
It is manipulation Zeitghost Monday #121
Desperation. TheKentuckian Monday #143
Agreed Cirsium Monday #144
Stephen Spoonamore has been doing this for awhile. nbsmom Monday #158
It's not true SickOfTheOnePct Monday #91
Very good nt Cirsium Monday #130
How about providing the data to show that it is true? Wiz Imp Monday #103
Sure Cirsium Monday #109
The difference keepthemhonestO Monday #46
The Governor of North Carolina was term limited. yellowdogintexas Monday #63
My bad, I was thinking that was keepthemhonestO Monday #134
NC governor was not getting "ousted" unc70 Monday #67
The governor in North Carolina was not unpopular and the repub opponent was a all out disaster onenote Monday #111
I keep hearing about irregularities SickOfTheOnePct Monday #112
You keepthemhonestO Monday #135
So the polls being accurate is proof of the conspiracy? EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #197
Kinda funny you expect a poster on the web to " show your work " but the government doesn't have to questionseverything Monday #50
At this point, I'd like the guy the poster is repeating to show his work Sympthsical Monday #58
I actually think the letter signed by buell and experts is more convincing questionseverything Monday #61
So why not provide the data for us to see?????????????? Wiz Imp Monday #104
I showed my work SickOfTheOnePct Monday #113
The government(s) Zeitghost Monday #122
Numbers were posted, true but they were not counted by human beings questionseverything Monday #125
We oversea them through State and Local Officials Zeitghost Monday #133
To be clear my comments are not about the bullet ballot claim at all questionseverything Monday #142
Sign up to be a poll worker then EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #199
The work poll workers do is important but they can't oversee computer software questionseverything Tuesday #200
We have laws in place for that. DiamondShark Tuesday #202
In 2020 the Maga raised hell over "irregularities" and "anomalies" Walleye Monday #9
The big difference is they hand counted Georgia questionseverything Monday #57
Correct. They went with zero evidence and turned the country and election process on its head. hadEnuf Monday #60
I see evidence and I have questions proud patriot Monday #10
You are not nuts, this should be a hand count because it is so close and Bluethroughu Monday #11
But it isn't actually that close in any of the states and recounts cost millions of dollars. MichMan Tuesday #164
I think my DEMOCRACY is worth more than the price of a recount. Bluethroughu Tuesday #176
The numbers don't support what you are claiming MichMan Tuesday #186
Asking serious questions is good malaise Monday #12
You are grieving, not dumb Tweedy Monday #13
The solution is easy....count the paper ballots. Hope22 Monday #29
Have you withdrawn $45,000 from your retirement account and contributed towards a recount? MichMan Monday #38
They keepthemhonestO Monday #49
The money is gone. The ballots were counted. Harris lost. tritsofme Monday #55
They keepthemhonestO Monday #62
In states largely run by Democrats...Sometimes an election just doesn't turn out like you hope. tritsofme Monday #78
Where did they recount. Hope22 Monday #80
None of the races are close enough. They don't just do them for fun. tritsofme Monday #86
Yep SickOfTheOnePct Monday #114
No but I did get 10 texts a day along with dozens of calls a day to send money to VP Harris over the last six months or Hope22 Monday #77
The bullet ballots exist Tweedy Monday #123
How is it being determined how many "bullet ballots" were cast. This still sounds like bullshit. onenote Monday #14
There you go, ruining a perfectly good CT with facts and logic... Fiendish Thingy Monday #32
I know. I had the same problem in 2020 when the trumpers were making unsubstantiated claims. onenote Monday #43
I have my own theory: Fiendish Thingy Monday #51
Here's what I don't understand. Frank D. Lincoln Monday #119
The implicit claim is that the number of split-ticket ballots must 0. Igel Monday #149
Not zero Loupe Garoue Monday #157
hum.. what about all the folks who didn't vote for President? DooverBeliever Tuesday #169
The claim is that there were 350,000 bullet votes for Trump in NC onenote Tuesday #170
I missed that. DooverBeliever Tuesday #171
Deleted questionseverything Tuesday #192
So, where did those Arizona and Nevada percentage numbers come from? MineralMan Monday #18
From the publicly available Arizona and Nevada websites. onenote Monday #53
Yes. I saw your earlier post. MineralMan Monday #68
Thanks for the clarification. It would be nice to hear from those accepting Sponamore's claims. onenote Monday #71
I get 2.2% for Arizona Sympthsical Monday #73
Here's how I got my result. If my math is off, show me how and I'll correct it. onenote Monday #79
You're right, I'm wrong Sympthsical Monday #83
Yep. And it's not as if you have to some super genius to do so. onenote Monday #92
I don't think it's quite that simple... Rikki Tikki Tumbo Tuesday #184
He uses the term "undervote" to mean the same thing as a bullet ballot onenote Tuesday #188
States already compare paper ballot counts SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #189
And that's fine. But don't make up a bogus reason for doing it onenote Tuesday #196
Oh, I agree 100% SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #198
In post #85 SickOfTheOnePct Monday #88
I can't replicate any of it Sympthsical Monday #93
It can't be replicated SickOfTheOnePct Monday #96
That's a good question. Why don't they show us the numbers so we know they are real? Wiz Imp Monday #106
That's not what Occam's Razor says SCantiGOP Monday #21
Stupid. Straw Man Monday #22
Many voters vote only part of the ballot. MineralMan Monday #26
Did the guest mention SickOfTheOnePct Monday #23
If there were any good sources for those numbers, MineralMan Monday #24
Looking at actual numbers tells a different story SickOfTheOnePct Monday #85
Deleted questionseverything Tuesday #185
I have 28,438 for the "Other" category SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #187
Deleted questionseverything Tuesday #190
Like I said SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #193
I found my mistake and deleted questionseverything Tuesday #194
If you were adding the first row SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #195
Deleted questionseverything Tuesday #191
Keep posting, gab! Kid Berwyn Monday #25
It feels like a coup because we lost HereForTheParty Monday #41
No, it's because the GOP steals elections. Kid Berwyn Monday #59
I'm sure Biden & Kamala are aware of the Bullet Ballots numbers KS Toronado Monday #27
You have misquoted Mr. Occam: Fiendish Thingy Monday #30
Look gab, I 100% wish what you, and these others are sayin is true. The simple fact is all we want here is PROOF bluestarone Monday #31
No Comparison Speaks2 Monday #35
What supports this hypothesis that there was cheating. HereForTheParty Monday #44
I know this stinks keepthemhonestO Monday #36
Good points. Welcome to DU! Doodley Monday #66
Was keepthemhonestO Monday #140
And how smart would it be of these devious hackers to not add votes in races that would help Trump? EdmondDantes_ Monday #39
Hand counts will be coming Viz Monday #40
It's not a hand recount MichMan Monday #116
Yes I agree.... Viz Monday #42
How are they linked to fake ballots? HereForTheParty Monday #132
K&R Think. Again. Monday #45
A friend of mine was a poll watcher in Grand Rapids... Orange Buffoon Monday #47
A pole watcher isn't directly watching how people are voting, right oldmanlynn Monday #56
They are not allowed to encroach on the voter's space. yellowdogintexas Monday #65
I think she came to that conclusion judging by the minimal time they spent Orange Buffoon Monday #84
If Trump and the Republicans did cheat in this way oldmanlynn Monday #52
Agreed. Should be investigated. I remain coninced that no way did trump win every swing state legitimately. brush Monday #69
Why should it raise eyebrows? SickOfTheOnePct Monday #115
It's not that complicated. The battleground states are where the deciding Electoral College votes are. brush Monday #129
A hand count is not unreasonable wryter2000 Monday #72
Who is going to pay for it? MichMan Monday #117
I don't understand what you think this hand count is supposed to do. Dr. Strange Monday #74
Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Monday #94
Bullet ballots aren't illegal FakeNoose Monday #75
Thank-you! Harris MUST take this seriously - everything is on the line! polichick Monday #76
On your side all the way! ananda Monday #81
the problem with your argument Oliver Bolliver Butt Monday #82
Some numbers soandso Monday #89
I see different numbers on Daily Kos article MadameButterfly Monday #139
I would go with Decision Desk soandso Monday #141
B T W Mr.Bee Monday #95
It's ridiculous SickOfTheOnePct Monday #97
I brought that up soandso Monday #100
It's because we changed to mail Sympthsical Monday #107
Are the permitted to start processing them prior to election day? SickOfTheOnePct Monday #110
I don't trust anything that MAY be associated with the con man LilElf70 Monday #98
Steven Spoonamore on The Thom Hartmann Program Live (11/18/2024) - 02:16:30 - 02:28:45 ConcernedCitizen1776 Monday #99
Steven Spoonamore on The Thom Hartmann Program Live (11/18/2024) - 02:16:30 - 02:28:45 ConcernedCitizen1776 Tuesday #163
Data Scientist's Shocking Call for Election Recount Raises Scary Questions! w/ Stephen Spoonamore ConcernedCitizen1776 Tuesday #168
Thom Hartmann Live - Spoonamore interview - 11/18/2024 ultralite001 Monday #101
In Nevada in 2020, the total votes for House Reps was 96.5% of the votes for President; in 2024, 96.1% muriel_volestrangler Monday #105
Kinda undercut your argument with that last sentence... krkaufman Monday #126
K&R SheltieLover Monday #127
Building computer hardware is an entirely Progressive dog Monday #136
He has the data Beck23 Tuesday #180
Yup anf I also Progressive dog Tuesday #183
bullet ballots are bs - they fucking made it too rig to big alright - the biggest rig of all time. Nimble_Idea Monday #137
As an election judge in a county that went 82% trump... in 2020 hurple Monday #138
Critical JR11 Monday #145
Whats the harm of doing a hand recount in the swing states. Dump got his, why can't Kamala have hers? Clouds Passing Monday #146
It costs millions of dollars for recounts is why. Hand recounts are even more expensive MichMan Monday #148
To save our democracy! Like its not worth that!? Clouds Passing Monday #150
You need to call the Harris campaign and tell them you are paying for all of it n/t MichMan Monday #153
Why such hate MichMan? Clouds Passing Monday #154
Because recounts are very expensive and at best only change a few hundred or so votes MichMan Monday #155
Great reason to hate Clouds Passing Monday #156
It is reality, not hate MichMan Tuesday #165
Informational Warfare JR11 Monday #147
I'm all for a recount ... Jeebo Monday #151
I agree I took a coding class years ago and this computer tabulation stinks kimbutgar Monday #152
Time to apply for a tabulator job. DiamondShark Tuesday #167
Do we know these numbers are correct? garybeck Tuesday #159
He has a team of people counting. Beck23 Tuesday #177
If it sounds like a duck... Chadarius Tuesday #161
Look at it this way, folks: If there is a whiff of suspicion about the results and we Dems do nothing, what do you think LaMouffette Tuesday #166
It was dirty end of story. Botany Tuesday #172
If Kamala lets us down I don't know what to say. sellitman Tuesday #173
The only way to believe this is normal Beck23 Tuesday #174
I understand the concern and share it given some of Trump's comments. But I think bullet ballots are easily explained Pacifist Patriot Tuesday #175
I've built computer hardware too. progressoid Tuesday #181
Pennsylvania Department of State Begins Risk-Limiting Audit of 2024 General Election ultralite001 Tuesday #201
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